10 March, 2010

What are the defining characteristics of art curatorship in Australia? How does the experience of living in Australia shape professional practice in our art museums? This symposium will interrogate the central components of a curator's working life: the creation and development of collections, and the performative act of the exhibition and its interpretation.

The conference will consist of keynote addresses and sessions of three 30-minute papers to be followed by a convenor-led discussion with questions. Sessions include the following titles:

Curators and Collections

Alternative modes of Curatorship

Curators and Spaces

Biennales and beyond

From Institutional to Independent

Both events are free of charge, but please register by sending your contact details, indicating whether you will be attending the public lecture and/or the symposium

09 March, 2010

"why not use the personal voice that we use when we teach online, along with the multimedia we had already created for our blog and for our courses, to create a more engaging "web-book" that could be used in conjunction with art history survey courses. We also realized that this content would be useful to museum visitors and other informal learners. We are committed to joining the growing number of teachers who make their content freely available on the web."

Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970 is a 1972 documentary directed by Emile de Antonio. It covers American art movements from abstract expressionism to pop art through conversations with artists in their studios. Artists appearing in the film include Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Barnett Newman, Hans Hofmann, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Motherwell, and Kenneth Noland.

OW IN ITS SECOND YEAR, HIDDEN: A ROOKWOOD SCULPTURE WALK UNVEILS THE WORK OF 24 ARTISTS' RESPONSES TO THE ROOKWOOD SITE, ONE OF THE LARGEST CEMETERIES IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. THROUGH ASSEMBLAGES AND EPHEMERAL, TEXT AND SOUND BASED INSTALLATIONS, ARTISTS OPEN UP QUESTIONS ABOUT DEATH AND GRIEF AND EXPLORE THEIR OWN PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE SITE.

THE WALK WILL BE OPEN FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET, STARTING AT THE REFLECTIONS AT ROOKWOOD CAFE (NEAR THE STRATHFIELD GATES, OFF WEEROONA ROAD) CONTINUING SOUTH ACROSS MEMORIAL AVENUE ROOKWOOD.

THE EXHIBITION IS FREE TO ATTEND.

OPENING WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH FROM 6PM-8PM AT REFLECTIONS AT ROOKWOOD CAFE. TO BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED BY JUDITH BLACKALL, HEAD OF ARTISTIC PROGRAMS, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART.

AN ARTIST LEAD AUDIO GUIDE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE REFLECTIONS AT ROOKWOOD CAFE AND WILL ALSO BE DOWNLOADABLE FROM THE ITUNES WEBSITE.

BUSES TO ROOKWOOD ON ROUTE NUMBER 408 DEPART FROM BURWOOD, STRATHFIELD, HOMEBUSH AND FLEMINGTON RAILWAY STATIONS.